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Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (LTAR) is a public airport lying some 22 kilometres northwest of the city of Sivas in central Turkey, built around a single very long runway that ranks among the longest in the country. Operated by the State Airports Authority (DHMİ), it handles scheduled domestic and limited international services, and its length and elevation make it a notable high-altitude destination for simulator pilots flying in Anatolia.
Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport serves the city of Sivas in central Turkey and is operated by the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ). It is named after Nuri Demirağ, a pioneering Turkish industrialist and aviation figure. For a simulator pilot the field is notable chiefly for its single exceptionally long runway and its high plateau elevation, making it an interesting stop on cross-country flights across the Anatolian interior.
The airport lies about 22 kilometres northwest of the city of Sivas, in Sivas Province, Turkey, at an elevation of 5,207 feet. It sits within Turkish controlled airspace under DHMİ administration; no other airfields or significant controlled airspace features are described in the available material.
The airport has a single physical runway, 01/19, oriented almost north-south. It is 12,502 feet long with a hard (asphalt) surface and is lit along its length. An ILS approach is available for runway 01.
Air traffic services are provided on TWR 118.1 MHz, with ground movements handled on GND 121.9 MHz. An ILS is fitted to runway 01, supporting instrument approaches to that direction.
The airport opened to air traffic in 1957 for military purposes. In 1990 DHMİ built a 2,217-square-metre terminal building to begin civilian operations. The field was closed to air traffic by cabinet decision on 31 January 2002 and reopened on 17 October 2003. It was closed again on 15 April 2006 for repair and expansion of the runway, during which the runway width was increased from 30 metres to 45 metres; after new lighting and asphalt work the runway, at 3,811 by 45 metres (12,503 by 148 feet), became the second-longest in Turkey. A new apron with capacity for five aircraft, along with a taxiway connection to the runway, entered service on 22 December 2006. A new terminal building, with annual capacity for three million passengers, opened on 18 December 2010.
The airport today handles scheduled domestic and seasonal international traffic, with AJet, Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress and Turkish Airlines operating flights to destinations including Istanbul, Izmir and, seasonally, Cologne/Bonn. It is administered by DHMİ and equipped with a modern passenger terminal opened in 2010.